Il Piacere

269 Hackensack St, Wood-Ridge, NJ

Menu (As of 10/29)

Pesce

• Business Lunch Menu $9.95
• San Marsano $9.95 / $10.95Fresh mozzarella, sliced tomato, roasted peppers, sundried tomatoes, served over arugula with house dressing
• Grilled Portobello $10.95 / $13.95Topped with roasted peppers & melted fresh mozzarella, served over arugula
• Ginger Calamari $13.95 / $9.95Fried calamari sautéed with ginger sauce, topped with scallions, diced tomatoes & sesame seeds
• Mozzarella Carrozza $9.95 / $11.95Brick oven bread buttered & stuffed with mozzarella, pan fried, served with marinara sauce or anchovies & garlic sauce
• Broccoli Rabe & Sausage $11.95 / $9.95Sliced sausages & broccoli rabe, sautéed with garlic & EVOO
• Stuffed Eggplant $9.95Eggplant stuffed with ricotta cheese, topped with mozzarella cheese & tomato sauce
• Mussels Marinara or Fra Diavolo 11.95 / $10.95
• Stuffed Mushrooms $10.95Mushroom caps stuffed with seafood, served with lemon sauce
• Baked Clams Oreganata 10.95 / $11.95
• Fritto Misto $11.95 / $13.95Fried calamari, mozzarella sticks & spiedino, served with marinara sauce
• Fried Calamari $13.95Served with marinara sauce
• Mozzarella Sticks $9.95

Soup & Salads

• Pasta Fagioli $6.95
• Minestrone $6.95
• French Onion $6.95
• Soup of the Day 6.95 / $7.95
• Insalata alla Cesare $7.95Romaine lettuce with traditional Caesar dressing
• Tri-color Salad $7.95Arugula, endive, radicchio & balsamic vinaigrette
• Pasta $14.95
• With garlic & oil $14.95
• Fettuccini Alfredo 14.95 / $15.95
• Rigatoni Bolognese $15.95Sautéed with meat sauce, a touch of cream & peas
• Angel Hair Primavera $15.95 / $15.90Sautéed with mixed vegetables, garlic & oil
• Cheese Ravioli $15.90 / $14.95Served with marinara or pink sauce
• Eggplant Parmigiana $14.95 / $15.95Served over Linguini
• Bowtie Rustiche $15.95Sautéed with broccoli rabe, sun-dried tomatoes & sweet sausage with garlic & EVOO
• Chicken & Veal $15.95
• Chicken Palliard $15.95Grilled chicken served over tri-color salad
• Grilled Chicken over Caesar or House Salad 14.95 / $15.95
• Grilled Bruschetta Chicken $15.95Grilled chicken topped with bruschetta & diced fresh mozzarella
• Chicken Balsamic $15.95 / $17.95Breast of chicken sautéed with portobello mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes & balsamic
• Chicken & Shrimp Francaise Style $17.95 / $15.95Served over sautéed spinach & potatoes
• Chicken Murphy $15.95 / $19.95Strips of chicken sautéed with sausages, hot cherry peppers, mushrooms & potatoes
• Vitello Saltimbocca $19.95 / $18.95Veal scaloppini topped with prosciutto, spinach & mozzarella cheese in a sherry wine sauce
• Veal Pomodoro $18.95Breaded scallopini veal topped with arugula, fresh mozzarella, tomato, red onions & balsamic vinaigrette
• Vitello & Chicken Francaise over Linguini 18.95 / $19.95
• Vitello Pizzaiola $19.95 / $16.95Sautéed with sausages, peppers & onions in a light tomato sauce
• Grilled Pounded Pork Chop $16.95Topped with sautéed onions, mushrooms & cherry peppers
• Seafood $17.95
• Grilled Salmon $17.95Served over Caesar or house salad
• Salmon Rigoletto $17.95Sautéed with artichokes, arugula, fresh tomato & garlic white wine sauce
• Salmon Piccata $17.95 / $18.95Served over sautéed spinach
• Flounder Marechiara $18.95 / $17.95Fillet of flounder with mussels & clams in a Marechiara sauce, served over linguini
• Flounder Fillet Luigi $17.95Sautéed with mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes & balsamic vinegar sauce
• Red Snapper Fillet $17.95 / $19.95Sautéed with artichokes, capers, diced tomatoes, garlic & white wine sauce
• Gamberoni a Piacere $19.95Shrimp prepared any style: scampi, francaise, marinara or fra diavolo, served over linguini
• Fried Flounder & Shrimp $19.95Served with tartar sauce & French fries
• Shrimp $19.95 / $18.95Sautéed with broccoli rabe & sun-dried tomatoes in a light tomato sauce
• Shrimp Parmigiana $18.95Served over angel hair pasta
• Grilled Shrimp $18.95Served over tri-color salad
• Calamari Affogati $18.95Sautéed with tomatoes, capers & black olives, in a light tomato sauce, served over linguini

Entress

• Penne Vodka $15.95Sauteed in a delicious pink vodka sauce
• Gnocchi Sorrento $15.95 / $17.95Homemade potato pasta tossed with eggplant,fresh mozzarella , served in a fresh tomato & basil sauce
• Rigatoni Gramignia $17.95 / $18.95Rigatoni pasta sauteed with grilled chicken, mushroom & peas finished in a brandy cream sauce
• Linguine Fra Diavolo $18.95 / $17.95Linguine pasta sauteed with mussels & calamari in a spicy marinara
• Linguine Vongole $17.95Linguine, sauteed in a traditional red or white calm sauce
• Pork Chop Pomodoro $17.95 / $20.95Center-cut pork chop pounded very thin, breaded & topped with arugula, fresh mozzarel la and tomato
• 8 oz Grilled NY Strip Steak $20.95Served with potato and vegetable
• Philly Cheese Steak $19.95with mozzarella cheese, mushroom, green peppers, onions, lettuce & tomato
• Veal Sorrentino $19.95 / $18.95Veal scaloppine topped with eggplant, a touch of tomato & mozzarella in a sherry wine sauce
• Veal Piacere( your choice) $18.95 / $17.95Parmigiana, Piccata or Francaise
• Chicken Jenny's $17.95 / $16.95Boneless breast of chicken sauteed with peppers, mushroom & garlic in a wine sauce
• Chicken Piacere( your choice) $16.95 / $17.95Parmigiana, Marsala or Francaise
• Grilled Chicken & Sausage $17.95 / $16.95Served over sauteed broccoli rabe & cannellini beans
• Grilled Chicken & Vegetables $16.95Served over house salad in a homemade vinaigrette
• Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap $14.95
• Grilled Chicken, Roasted Peppers & Fresh Mozzarella Wrap 15.95 / $17.95
• Grilled Salmon $17.95Served over tri-color salad
• Fish of the Day $19.95

Verdure

• Appetizers $12.95
• Prosciutto & Melone $12.95English Chilled Melon topped with Prosciutto
• Vegetable $8.95
• Spinach Aglio Olio $8.95Spinach Sautéed with Garlic & Oil
• Broccoli Oreganata $8.95Baked Broccoli Spears with Garlic, Oil, Cheese & Bread Crumbs
• Broccoli Rabe Aglio Olio $8.95 / $15.95Sautéed with Garlic & Oil
• Children's Menu $15.95

Antipasto Freddi - Cold Antipasto

• Served over Romaine Lettuce $14.95

San Marzano

• Sliced Fresh Tomatoes, Roasted Peppers $13.95 / $16.95& Homemade Mozzarella, served over Arugula

Cocktail di Gamberetti

• Classic Shrimp Cocktail $16.95
• Caldi $13.95
• Baked Clams Oreganata $13.95
• Funghi Ripiene $13.95Mushrooms stuffed with Mixed Seafood, served with Lemon Sauce

Involtini di Melanzane

• Eggplant Stuffed with Ricotta Cheese, $12.95 / $13.95topped with Marinara Sauce & Shredded Mozzarella
• Cozze Alla Buengustaio $13.95Mussels served in Bianco, Marinara or Fra Diavolo

Zuppa di Vongole

• One Dozen Steamed Clams with Clam Broth, $16.95 / $17.95Extra Virgin Olive Oil, White Wine and Garlic
• Calamari Fritti $17.95Fried Squid served with Your Choice of Mild or Hot Sauce

Mozzarella en Carrozza

• Brick Oven Bread battered & stuffed with Mozzarella, $12.95Pan-fried & served with Marinara Sauce or Anchovie & Garlic Sauce

Pasta Fagioli

• Beans & Pasta Soup $7.95
• Mixed Vegetable & Pasta Soup $7.95
• French Onion Soup $7.95

Zuppa di Giorno

• Soup of the Day $7.95

Insalata

• Salads $7.95
• Insalata alla Cesare $7.95 / $6.95Romaine Lettuce with Traditional Caesar Dressing
• Insalata Mista $6.95 / $9.95Mixed Green Salad in Our Vinaigrette Dressing
• Santa Lucia Salad $9.95Combination of Sliced Tomatoes, Red Onion,Fresh Mozzarella & Basil over a Bed of Arugula
• Manny’s Insalata $9.95Mixed Tricolor Salad topped with Gorgonzola Cheese, Walnuts & Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Pasta $24.95
• Linguini Clam Sauce $24.95 / $22.95Linguini flavored with Fresh Clams in your Choice of Red or White Sauce
• Orecchiette alla Barese $22.95Orecchiette Pasta with Arugula, Diced Mozzarella & Fresh Tomato

Rigatoni Mare

• tossed with Rigatoni Pasta & Light Tomato Sauce $27.95
• Broccoli, Sun-dried Tomatoes & Artichokes $24.95 / $20.95with Garlic, Oil, & a Touch of Fresh Tomato
• Capellini Pomodoro e Basilico $20.95Capellini with Fresh Tomato, Onions & Basil

Bowtie Rustiche

• with a Light Olive Oil and Garlic Sauce $24.95 / $20.95
• Penne alla Vodka Sauce $20.95with Peas in a Delicious Pink Sauce
• Chicken $3.00
• Shrimp $6.00
• Mussels served over Linguini $23.95with your Choice of Bianco, Marinara or Fra Diavolo

Pollos

• Chickens $26.95
• Pollo Florentina $26.95Breast of Chicken with Spinach, Mozzarella & Marsala Wine sauce
• Pollo Nostrano $26.95Boneless Breast Sauteed with Red Onions, Wild Mushroom & Peas in a White Wine Sauce
• Pollo Pumante $26.95Sun-dried Tomatoes, Sherry, Shallots & Cream
• Lemon and Garlic Pollo $26.95 / $24.95Boneless Breast Sautéed with Wild Mushrooms, Garlic, Demi-glaze and a hint of Lemon
• Petti di Pollo Paillard $24.95 / $26.95Boneless Breast of Chicken, Charcoal Grilled, served over Tricolor Salad
• Pollo San Remo $26.95 / $24.95Breast of Chicken topped with Roasted Peppers and Mozzarella, sauteed with Wine and Basil
• Pollo Marsala $24.95 / $23.95Boneless Breast Sautéed with Mushrooms in a Marsala Wine Sauce
• served over Lingiun $23.95 / $26.95
• Piacere Chicken $26.95Breast of Chicken Sauteed with Artichoke Hearts, Mushrooms & Sun-dried Tomatoes with a Brandy Demi-Glaze

Scaloppine a Piacere

• Parmigiana $27.95 / $29.95
• Scaloppine di Vitello Saltimbocca $29.95Veal Scaloppine topped with Prosciutto, Spinach & Mozzarella Cheese in a Sherry Wine Sauce
• Vitello alla Portobello $29.95Scaloppine Veal topped with Mozzarella & Portobello Mushrooms in a Madiera Wine Sauce
• Vitello Piemontese $29.95Veal Scaloppine with Shütake Mushrooms, Pine Nuts, Fresh Basil & Diced Tomatoes in a White Wine
• Meat $35.95
• Grilled NY Strip Steak $35.95 / $41.95
• Sizzling Steak $41.95 / $26.95NY Strip grilled to your liking, topped with Sautéed Shrimp, onions and Mushroom in a Zesty Garlic Sauce
• Blackened Pork Chop $26.95Blackened or Grilled Pork Chops, served over Sauteed Broccoli Rabe
• Seafood $29.95
• Gamberoni a Piacere $29.95 / $28.95Shrimp prepared any style Scampi, Francese, Marinara or Fra Diavolo served over Linguini
• Grilled Salmon $28.95 / $27.95Served with Sauteed Broccoli Robe

Salmon Dijonnaise

• Baked Salmon Dijon Mustard Sauce $27.95
• Asparagus, Basil, Garlic & White Wine Sauce $29.95 / $34.95
• Zuppa Di Pesce $34.95Fresh Seafood with Clams, Shrimp, Scallops, Calamari & Mussels in a Marinara or Fra Diavolo Sauce, served over Capellini

Special Occasions

• Price- Fixed Menu Available $31.95Our fixed party menu offers a selection of dishes at a set price per person, making it easy to enjoy a delicious meal together. Choose from our specially selected appetizers, entrées, and desserts for a simple and enjoyable dining experience.

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